Blow Up

INTERVIEW WITH THE ACTION DESIGNSo for a myriad of reasons, including but not limited to transportation issues and the Republican National Convention being cut short due to Hurricane Gustav, the Cannibal Cheerleader crew did not manage to make it up to Minnesota to film the protests. The good news however is this week will feature [...]

September 2nd, 2008 | Category: acid tongue, action design, ben gibbard, death cab for cutie, into a sound, jenny lewis, never say, sad robot, stars, tsunami bomb | Leave a comment

Death, Lies, and the Golden Age

EXCLUSIVE CRYSTAL CASTLES REMIXGiven that Crystal Castles seems to be partaking in a never-ending tour around the world, one might think it hard to bang out new material in the meantime. Not so according to Andy of Lies Records who just shot us over this exclusive remix by Crystal Castles’ Ethan Kath, the first of [...]

August 20th, 2008 | Category: austin, cannibal cheerleader, crimewave, crystal castles, dear science, death cab for cutie, ethan kath, fun fun fun fest, golden age, la riots, nme, sinden, tv on the radio, white lies, yes no | 8 comments

Quick Bite 9 – Ellipsis

NEW DEATH CAB VIDEO – CATH…Hey everyone, quick update today just to show that Death Cab have uploaded a new video for Narrow Stairs standout “Cath…”. Check it out below and be prepared for a much bigger update tomorrow, woo!Death Cab for Cutie – “Cath…”

July 9th, 2008 | Category: cath..., death cab for cutie, narrow stairs | Leave a comment

Food for Thought

BEN GIBBARD COVERS RILO KILEY/STARSAt a recent solo gig for Rhapsody, Ben Gibbard gave the acoustic treatment to some Narrow Stairs already classics such as “Cath…” and “Grapevine Fires”. However, the real excitement came when the Death Cab for Cutie frontman covered tracks from Rilo Kiley (”Silver Lining”) and Stars (”Your Ex-Lover is Dead”), and [...]

July 2nd, 2008 | Category: ben gibbard, bright eyes, conor oberst, death cab for cutie, finally punk, jim james, m. ward, my morning jacket, narrow stairs, rilo kiley, stars, the carrots | One comment

This (Band) Could Be Your Life

NEW RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS SONGS/VIDEOSToday’s recurrent theme seems to be bands that one can devote their entire lives to, starting of course with Austin punk giants the Riverboat Gamblers, who just played their first show in Austin in six months this past Saturday at Red 7. Of course Cannibal Cheerleader was there camera in hand and [...]

June 4th, 2008 | Category: acl festival, alexandria, crystal castles, crystal theft, death cab for cutie, lies records, narrow stairs, riverboat gamblers, soundcheck magazine, yeah yeah yeahs | 2 comments

Slow Dive

RINGO DEATHSTARR TO OPEN FOR SWERVEDRIVERHere’s a post from the Ringo Deathstarr Myspace:

SO, we have finally secured a rehearsal space to call our own. now we can get down to business. we are currently planning our next release, which as of the moment looks like it will be another e.p. released on vinyl and download. [...]

May 12th, 2008 | Category: adsense, converge, death cab for cutie, my morning jacket, ringo deathstarr, saturday night live, snl, swervedriver, the last shadow puppets | Leave a comment

After the Chemicals

STEREOGUM BJORK TRIBUTEOne of our favorite blogs Stereogum is releasing a tribute to Bjork’s Post (a fantastic album in its own right) called Enjoyed and they’ve got some excellent contributions this time. CC faves such as Liars, Bell, and High Places are all represented so check it out in this player or download all the [...]

May 8th, 2008 | Category: austin, bell, bjork, death cab for cutie, high places, interpol, liars, misprint, poster, rest my chemistry, stereogum | Leave a comment

The Small of Your Back

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – CATH (ACOUSTIC)What can be said about Death Cab For Cutie? Are they the ultimate sellouts of the underground? Are they the voice for the aging and disillusioned OC generation? Or are they what I’ve always though they were, the kings of indie rock? However much maligned or loved they may [...]

May 1st, 2008 | Category: cannibal cheerleader, crystal castles, death cab for cutie, food for animals, tacks, tacks the boy disaster | Leave a comment

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